Green Matters – October 26, 2020

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Insights for the conscious investor.

October 26th, 2020

Solutions: Don’t doubt human ingenuity.

  • Humanity is stuck in short-term thinking. Here’s how we escape. (mit)

  • Is tech the solution to a planet in peril? (triplepundit)

  • Could biological batteries from the ground be our next source of renewable energy? (fastcompany)

  • Four-day work week is a necessary part of human progress – here’s a plan to make it happen (theconversation)

  • Focusing on rivers could prevent 90% of ocean plastic (cnn)

 

Markets & Economy: Make the irrational, rational. 

  • Epic S&P 500 rally is powered by assets you can’t see or touch (msm)

  • Investors may need to become more comfortable with volatility in their portfolios (awealthofcommonsense)

  • Economic downturn? These sectors are innovating climate solutions. And they’re thriving. (grist

  • Climate, not elections, will move markets soon (bloomberg)

  • US (65%) lagging rest of the world in adopting ESG investment strategies (94% – Europe, 89% – Canada, 72% – Asia) (forbes

 

Crypto & Digital Currency: A digital revolution. 

  • PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network (reuters

  • China’s digital yuan tests leap forward in Shenzhen (techcrunch)

  • Commodities Chairman Heath Tarbert talks ethereum, defi and the next bitmex (coindesk)

  • Bitcoin investment thesis; Bitcoin’s role as an alternative investment (fidelity)

  • Fed’s Powell: More important for U.S. to get digital currency right than be first (investing)

 

Robots & AI: Oh My!

  • Defense official calls Artificial Intelligence the new oil (defense.gov)

  • Artificial Intelligence: By 2070, robotic judges will analyze body language to pin guilt (dailyalts)

  • The deepfake apocalypse never came. But cheapfakes are everywhere. (mashable)

  • Machines to ‘do half of all work tasks by 2025’ (bbc)

  • Robots encroach on up to 800 million jobs around the world (bloomberg)

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